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1955

  • Work on this object began.

1975

  • Work on this object ended.

1988

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Design for Undersea Lounge: Scheme 2

This is a Drawing. It was created by Russell Heston and from the office of Donald Deskey Associates and Donald Deskey Associates and drafted by Russell Heston. It is dated ca. 1965 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is pastel crayon on blue wove paper mounted on illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Donald Deskey. It is credited Gift of Donald Deskey.

Its dimensions are

50 x 65 cm (19 11/16 x 25 9/16 in.) 50.8x76.1

It has the following markings

Printed gray adhesive stamp, lower right: DONALD DESKEY ASSOCIATES, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York 20, N.Y.; stamp in black ink, verso: DONALD DESKEY ASSOCIATES / NEW YORK NEW YORK

It is inscribed

Inscribed in white pastel, lower right: UNDERSEA LOUNGE - SCHEME 2; in blue ball point pen, verso: DDA PROJECT / UNDERSEAS RESTAURANT

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Undersea Lounge: Scheme 2; Russell Heston (American, b. 1929); Office of Donald Deskey Associates; USA; pastel crayon on blue wove paper mounted on illustration board; 50 x 65 cm (19 11/16 x 25 9/16 in.) 50.8x76.1; Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1501

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